The draft bill n° 6892 on the equal treatment of men and women has been voted by the Chamber of Deputies yesterday.

The labour law part of the new legal provisions provides for the following:

● Insertion of a new chapter V on the equal treatment of men and women into the Labour Code;

● Obligation of the employer to grant the same remuneration for the same or a similar position. The new legal provisions define the notions “remuneration” and “similar position” in this respect;

● Sanctions in case of non-respect of the legal provisions:

– Nullity of any provision not reflecting the above obligation (as per law),
– Automatic substitution by the higher remuneration (to replace the unenforceable provision),
– Fine of EUR 251 to EUR 25,000 which is doubled in case of another breach within a period of 2 years.